The Crossbar Foundation

Analysis

The Crossbar Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in June 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Crossbar Foundation reported income of £59k and spending of £14k, leaving 76% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £5,743 to £59k (+932%), an average of +79% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 360%. Over the whole period it spent 40% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Crossbar Foundation sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shelf FC (£59k), Beckley Village Hall (£59k) and Jennett's Park Community Association (£59k).